# Incident 19791111053979I: Gulstm AA1C, Ft Wayne, IN, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9830U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9830U-1983-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111053979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING LANDING, STUDENT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE, BOUNCE HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR, HIT AND COLLAPSE THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N9830U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820705028389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705028389A), Jul 5, 1982: Gulstm AA1C (N9830U), Danville, IL, Destroyed. Engine lost power, crash occurred during attempted emergency landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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